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Other fellowships have different guidelines and conditions. Students are responsible for knowing the requirements of their fellowship and designing a plan that fulfills the TA requirement of the department. Anchor
CHE 398T Option
Students can opt to take the 398T to have a supervised teaching experience that will count toward the TA requirement. This can be taken by anyone and in particular can also be taken by students who are on fellowship to satisfy their TA requirement.
CHE 398T Course Goal:
This course will provide opportunities for students to develop their academic careers through experiential teaching.
Course Outline:
398T is intended to help students develop skills in instruction, pedagogy, and evaluation. A major part of the course includes an experiential component where students will serve as a TA under the guidance of an experienced professor.
It is valuable for the student to receive feedback from different sources and to become familiar with the available resources on campus to improve their engineering education skills. During this course the student’s teaching will be observed multiple times.
Staying current in engineering pedagogy is important for a student’s competitiveness on the academic market. During the semester, the student will also attend two workshops on effective teaching in higher education, either through the University of Texas at Austin or at a professional academic conference. The student will write a half-page summary of material learned at each workshop.
Finally, the student will create a teaching portfolio that includes a teaching statement, evaluation of teaching effectiveness that incorporates student feedback, and full CV.
Other final materials could include textbook reviews, sample lesson plans, or sample syllabi.